Shanghai Blockchain International Week – Global Blockchain Summit

Since its inception in 2015, the Shanghai Blockchain International Week—Global Blockchain Summit has become one of China’s longest-running and most internationally influential blockchain industry events.

As one of the key events of this year’s Shanghai International Blockchain Week, the week will also feature a series of technical workshops, project roadshows, academic symposiums, developer networking sessions, and ecosystem activities, providing a platform for developers, research institutions, corporate representatives, investment firms, and industry professionals from around the world to exchange ideas and collaborate.

Each year, the conference brings together developers, entrepreneurs, research institutions, technology companies, financial institutions, and industry experts from around the world to exchange insights and share perspectives on emerging trends in blockchain, artificial intelligence, the digital economy, Web3, and other fields. It also marks the continuous evolution of blockchain technology—from foundational research to practical industrial applications.

In the past, the summit has invited numerous distinguished guests from industry, academia, and research institutions to share their insights, including Li Lihui, former President of the Bank of China; Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum; Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain; Zeng Ming, former Chief Strategy Officer of Alibaba; Nick Szabo, a pioneer in smart contracts; Silvio Micali, winner of the Turing Award; Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot; Juan Benet, founder of Protocol Labs; Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana; Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, and other renowned experts and industry leaders. Covering topics ranging from underlying blockchain technologies and public chain ecosystems to cutting-edge areas such as Web3, AI, and the digital economy, each edition of the summit has consistently focused on industry hotspots, providing an open platform for developers, enterprises, investment firms, and researchers worldwide to engage in meaningful dialogue.

In recent years, Shanghai Blockchain International Week has gradually developed an event framework comprising a Hackathon, an Open Day, and the Global Blockchain Summit.

This year, Shanghai Blockchain International Week—Global Blockchain Summit is centered around the theme “Blockchain New Economy: Intelligent Chain Symbiosis (Blockchain + AI Synergy),” inviting in-depth discussions. As we stand at a new stage marked by the rapid advancement of AI and the ongoing evolution of the digital economy, this year’s summit will review the blockchain industry’s development journey, map out key milestones in technological progress and industrial growth, and examine which practices have stood the test of time and which lessons are worth continuous reflection, thereby providing valuable guidance for the next phase of innovation.

At the same time, the summit will continue to bring together representatives from the global blockchain ecosystem, technology companies, investment firms, research institutions, and various sectors of the industry to exchange insights on the latest trends in the convergence of blockchain and artificial intelligence, with a focus on core issues driving industrial development.

With the official announcement of the first batch of keynote speakers, the key priorities of this year’s summit are gradually coming into focus.

From financial technology and digital asset infrastructure to asset digitization, payment innovations, and cutting-edge technologies, the initial lineup of speakers unveiled this year underscores the summit’s broad thematic scope.

Xiao Feng | Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and Chairman & CEO of HashKey Group

Qiu Dagen | Member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Technology and Innovation Constituency)

Fan Wenzhong | Executive Director of the China Financial Society and former Chairman of Beijing Financial Control Group

Chen Long | Secretary-General of Luohan Academy

Xu Ping | Head of Asia Fintech and Head of China Financial Institutions at JPMorgan Chase

Min Lin | Managing Director and Global Head of Business Development at Ondo Finance

Thomas Chou | Asia-Pacific Head of the Canton Foundation

Zhao Yao | Distinguished Senior Researcher at the National Financial Laboratory

Zhao Ying | Partner at King & Wood Mallesons

Ba Qing | Chief Economist of HashKey Group and General Manager of its Strategy Department

Rita Liu | CEO of Yuanbi Technology

Anna Liu | CEO of HashKey RWA

Li Guoquan | Dean of the Global Fintech Institute

Leo Lin | Co-founder of Arkreen



（Selected Speakers）

Shanghai Blockchain International Week – Global Blockchain Summit tickets are e-tickets. Mainland China visitors must complete online pre-registration with real-name ID verification; overseas visitors must use passport verification; Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan visitors must use their travel permit. On site, verify entry with your ID card or by scanning the e-ticket QR code.